Heads of Households in Bridgeton and Paisley, 1851, 1871, 1891

The collection of data in these studies is part of a larger study on the decline of the Scottish cotton industry. The primary aim of the project was to answer questions regarding the causality and chronology of decline in the cotton industry. Since economic historians have viewed the decline of the Scottish cotton industry as a consequence of poor productivity it was decided to explore the relationship between capital and labour and in particular, the gender structure of the cotton mill. To examine links between household and workplace. To establish the home backgrounds of females in spinning and weaving as a means of : establishing their respective status; establishing links between fathers in skilled occupations and propensity to strike among women in the cotton industry.